PAN delegation visits Vo Thi Thang Primary School in Cuba

Teachers and students of Vo Thi Thang Primary School welcome the PAN delegation.

Cuban students in ao dai (traditional Vietnamese long dress) and conical hats

The school’s Principal Maria Elena de la Rosa Vidal introduced the Vietnamese guests to the school’s development and teaching and studying attainments of its teachers and students.

While in the school, the PAN delegation toured classrooms and other facilities.

The school was founded by Cuban Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro and the Council of State of Cuba in late 1968 after the photo of Vo Thi Thang entitled “Smile of Victory” took spotlight on international media. The debut of this school aimed to express the solidarity of the Party, State, and people of Cuba toward the struggle for national salvation of Vietnamese people and protest the unjust war in Vietnam.

The delegation visits classes and talks to the students.

Maj. Gen. Doan Xuan Bo presents a gift to the school.

The school currently has 18 classes with 610 students. Its educational program includes the “Smile of Victory” photo.

According to the principal, the school constantly improves teaching quality to deserve the sentiments of the Party, State and people of Vietnam and the special friendship between the two countries.

On behalf of the PAN delegation, Gen. Bo expressed his delight at visiting the school named after Vietnamese heroic revolutionary Vo Thi Thang and the warm reception of the teachers and students. He emphasized that the school named after heroine Vo Thi Thang is a vivid testament to the special relations between the two nations.

The school’s teachers, students, and the PAN delegation pose for a joint photo.

He hoped that the school continues its high teaching and studying quality to train students to become good future owners of beautiful Cuba, carrying forward the cause of the older generations and contributing to fostering the more intensive and closer bilateral relationship.

Reported by Van Hieu - Trong Hai (from Havana, Cuba)

Translated by Mai Huong